UNSPSC 10141607: Animal collars

UNSPSC 10141607 Animal collars is a Commodity code that in recent state and local solicitations appears to cover boarding and operational services for equestrian facilities rather than physical animal collar products. The code sees solicitation activity from municipal parks and recreation departments pursuing operational contracts for horse boarding and arena management. The City of McKinney, Texas posted a straightforward equine boarding services RFP (2674RFP, due August 13, 2026), while the City of Pasadena Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department solicited a twenty-year equestrian center arena operator contract (2025RFP0456, due February 13, 2026) that encompasses boarding for up to 49 horses, a 6-acre facility with a 300' x 175' riding arena, and associated amenities. The Pasadena RFP requires proposers to demonstrate at least five years of experience operating a similar equestrian business, maintain commercial general liability and equine liability insurance at $5 million per occurrence, and develop comprehensive operational and financial plans; evaluation weights 30 points on public benefit programs, 20 points on management and operations, 20 points on business plans, 10 points on experience, and 5 points each on facility improvements and compensation structure, with additional preferences for Pasadena-based and certified small or micro-businesses.

Recent activity concentrates in California and Texas, with the Pasadena solicitation requiring a mandatory pre-proposal meeting on January 15, 2026, and a question-submission deadline of January 22, 2026. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (animal collars) and the actual work being bought (equestrian facility operations) suggests this code carries little activity directly relevant to animal collar procurement at the state and local level, or that issuing bodies are applying the code to equestrian services by administrative convention rather than product specificity.